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JUNE 2007 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT, NEWS & LETTERS [Download]
RAIL PROFESSIONAL COMMENT: Competition inquiry is bad news
The investigation into the Roscos by the Competition Commission looks like taking two years. This is bad news indeed for the rail industry, particularly as it comes at a time when the industry was anticipating getting some new rolling stock...
NEWS HEADLINES
- Tony Blair’s impact on the railways
- National Express warned
- RMT wins FoI victory
- Disused lines
- Hull Trains expands
- Southern orders new Electrostars
- Crossrail
- Fare evasion
- Grand Central says 'check mate'
- Online ticketing
- High speed rail
- Oyster Card
LETTERS
- Southeastern:
‘We take complaints
very seriously’
- Throwing a curve ball
- Raileasy:We’re
nearly there
- Never assume
- I can’t take this
sitting down
- Network Rail ‘should butt out’
- We need to compare like with like
BUSINESS NEWS & NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE [Download]
BUSINESS NEWS
- Network Rail denies ‘renationalisation’ plans
- EasyJet disputes Virgin’s claims
- Possible rival for Eurostar
- Eurotunnel debt restructuring plans
- Go-Ahead profits
- DLR carriages
- New engineering centre
- Network Rail bonds
- Wi-fi
NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE
Nick Swift; Mark Woodbridge; Ralph Goldney; Kevin Walker; Andy Lightowler; Simon Clarke, Gabriella Ellison; Steve Allen; Valerie
Todd; Jon Zieve; Larry Woelk; Ian Mylroi; Graham Powell; Dave Drury; Nick Hopper; Ken Hay; Nigel Stapleton; Steve Dawson; Eileen
McDermott; Tony Walmsley; Coralie Triadou; Clémence Routaboul; Su-Chen Ng; Jason Wassermann...
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RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: NICK BROWN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RAIL, SERCO [Download]
Serco is responsible for 15 per cent of UK rail travel, but few passengers could tell you which trains they run. Paul Clifton meets Nick Brown, head of its rail division
NEWS ANALYSIS: BUILDING AN ENVIRONMENTAL CASE [Download]
Atoc is proclaiming the railway’s commitment to going green. But as other transport sectors tune in to the zeitgeist more effectively, Paul Clifton questions whether rail is shouting about its environmental credentials loudly enough
FEATURE: TRACK AND TRAIN [Download]
Vertical integration is the talk of the town, the Conservatives would like to see it happen and it is rumoured that Labour are considering testing it in Scotland. Alan Whitehouse reports
FEATURE: PROTECTING RAIL PENSIONS [Download]
The Railway Pension scheme is to undergo some changes, but its structure is so complex that the Railways Pension Commission has a long job ahead of it. Mike Katz explains
FEATURE: RE-THINKING STATION DESIGN [Download]
Paul Beaty-Pownall explains how 21st century station designs can be accomplished without breaking the bank
FEATURE: MANAGING MORALE [Download]
Central Trains was never a strong performer in the train operation stakes and it is soon to be broken up. So how easy has it been to motivate staff and improve performance,knowing that the end is nigh? Peter Plisner has been talking to Central’s managing director, Steve Banaghan
FEATURE: STAND BY FOR MORE OVERCROWDING [Download]
The competition watchdog is about to launch an investigation into train leasing, raising fears that it could result in a two year freeze on orders for urgently needed new carriages. Chris Randall reports
VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND: IT'S ALL IN THE TIMING [Download]
While train operators usually like to boast about shortened journey times, Michael R Weinman explains how journeys along the main rail corridors in the US often take longer than they did in the past
LEGAL OPINION: STOCK CONTROL [Download]
The Rosco market is under investigation for possible market distortion. Matthew Hanslip Ward explains what this really means
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
Japanese infrastructure
The Japanese have earned a well-deserved reputation for punctual and reliable operation of their railway services. Following on from last month, John Glover, with John Barlass, Ian Rawlings, and Mark Phillips, look at fleet and infrastructure
Plus: Diary of events
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A regular round-up of key resources.
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